MIT Energy Initiative awards seven Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research
Annual MITEI awards support research on methane conversion, efficient energy provision, plastics recycling, and more.
Taylor Fravel named director of the MIT Security Studies Program
Barry Posen announces the leadership transition, welcomes the infusion of new energy.
For Catherine Drennan, teaching and research are complementary passions
Professor of biology and chemistry is catalyzing new approaches in research and education to meet the climate challenge.
3Q: David Mindell on his vision for human-centered robotics
Engineer and historian discusses how the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing might integrate technical and humanistic research and education.
Anne White named head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Fusion energy and turbulence modeling expert will succeed Dennis Whyte.
Building the tools of the next manufacturing revolution
From industrializing 3-D printing to creating nanomaterials at scale, John Hart is reimagining the way things are made.
Transmedia Storytelling Initiative launches with $1.1 million gift
Program creates a new hub for pedagogy and research in time-based media.
Engineers set the standards
MIT business historian’s new book chronicles the emergence of global standardization in technology.
Dwaipayan Banerjee receives 2019 Levitan Prize in the Humanities
Award will support research for "A Counter History of Computing in India."
MIT class of 2019 witnesses $500 million climate pledge
Michael Bloomberg announces new Beyond Carbon initiative in his Commencement address.
Michael Bloomberg's Commencement address
Entrepreneur, philanthropist announces new climate initiative, says climate crisis "is unlike any other ever faced by humankind."
Q&A: David Hardt on teaching the principles of manufacturing
From MEngM to MicroMasters, Professor David Hardt has devoted much of his career to reshaping how manufacturing is taught.
The tenured engineers of 2019
Seventeen appointments have been made in eight departments within the School of Engineering.
A 3-D printer powered by machine vision and artificial intelligence
MIT startup Inkbit is overcoming traditional constraints to 3-D printing by giving its machines “eyes and brains.”